1921.] 



Alleviating Unemployment. 



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21. Yorkshire Up to 30th Nov. ... 40/- 50 



(North Riding) 



22. Brecon and Radnor... „ 30th „ ... 38/- 50 



23. Carnarvon „ 5th Mar., 1922 j 



From 6th Mar. to 13th ( 35/- 50 

 May, 1922 j 38/-§ 61 



* These rates refer to " skilled " workers. 



f Additional 7/- per week for workers employed wholly or mainly as teamsmen, 

 •owmen or sheph rds. Additional 5/- per week for woikers employed wholly or 

 mainly as -heep-tenders or bullock-tenders. 



X These rates refer to h< »r-e-keepers and stock-keepers respectively. 



§ These rates refer to special clashes workers. 



Although there are several areas in which the Conciliation 

 Committees have not yet settled the wages question, further 

 meetings are taking place daily and it is anticipated that these 

 Committees will before very long find means to solve their local 

 difficulties and reach a basis of agreement as to appropriate rates 

 of wages. 



The Ministry desires to announce that a sum of money has 



been placed at its disposal for carrying out land drainage schemes 



Land Draina e P r i mar ^y ^ or *he alleviation of unemploy- 



as a Means of men ^ 



... . .. The bodies to whom advances will be 



. ° . made for this purpose are (a) Drainage 



P ^ * Authorities, and (b) County Agricultural 



Committees. Those mentioned in the second category are 



intended only to deal with those portions of the country where 



no Drainage Authority has been set up. The scheme is shortly 



described below. 



The Ministry will, if its technical officers are in a position 



to approve the schemes submitted, be prepared to advance 



all the money required in each case, subject to the following 



conditions : — 



(a) That all work shall be done as much as possible by hand labour. 



(b) That 75 per cent, of the labour shall be ex-service men, if available. 



(c) That, of the remaining 25 per cent., the majority shall be married 

 civilians, if available. 



(rf) That the wages payable for ordinary labour shall not exceed the 

 Agricultural rates for the district as fixed by Conciliation Committees 

 or otherwise, and 



(e) That at least 35 per cent, of the money advanced will be refunded 

 to the Ministry. 



